Metastatic Lung Cancer

Metastatic Lung Cancer

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By Sara Ryding, B.Sc.Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.

When cancer has started to spread from its original location, it is called metastatic cancer. Metastatic lung cancer denotes a lung cancer that has begun to spread. Metastasis is the process by which cancer cells detach themselves and travel through the body via the bloodstream or lymph system.